Person
Robert Guillaume
Born 30 November 1927 Died 24 October 2017, aged 89 St. Louis, Missouri, USA TMDB ↗
Robert "Bob" Guillaume (November 30, 1927 – October 24, 2017) was an American stage and television actor, best known for his role as Benson Du Bois on the TV-series Soap and the spin-off Benson, voicing the mandrill Rafiki in The Lion King and as Isaac Jaffe on Sports Night. In a career that spanned more than 50 years he worked extensively on stage (including a Tony Award nomination), television (including winning two Emmy Awards), and film.
FR·01
The numbers
40age in their first credit on record (1968)
40years on screen and counting
3credits in 1995, their busiest year
21dated credits on record
FR·02
Movie credits
Age: 80 The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry
2008as Mr. Barnes
Age: 76 The Lion King 1½
2004as Rafiki (voice)
Age: 76 Big Fish
2003as Dr. Bennett (senior)
Age: 75 Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003
Age: 74 13th Child
2002as Riley
Age: 70 The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
1998as Rafiki (voice)
Age: 68 Spy Hard
1996as Agent Steve Bishop
Age: 66 The Lion King
1994as Rafiki (voice)
Age: 45 Super Fly T.N.T.
1973as Jordan Gaines
FR·03
TV credits
Age: 70 Sports Night
1998as Isaac Jaffe
Age: 67 Timon and Pumbaa
1995as Rafiki (voice)
Age: 67 Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995as Narrator (voice)
Age: 67 Children of the Dust
1995as Mossburger
Age: 65 Saved by the Bell: The College Years
1993as Dr. Arthur Hemmings
Age: 64 Jack's Place
1992
Age: 64 Fish Police
1992as Det. Catfish (voice)
Age: 63 Pacific Station
1991as Bob Ballard
Age: 61 The Robert Guillaume Show
1989as Edward Sawyer
Age: 51 Benson
1979as Benson DuBois
Age: 49 Soap
1977as Benson
Age: 40